Changes in Body Composition When Ingesting a Dairy Compound Enriched With Leucine

Randomized Clinical Trial on Changes in Body Composition When Ingesting a Dairy Compound Enriched With Leucine Daily for 3 Months

Controlled clinical trial, randomized by strata (sex and period of the study), with 6 parallel branches to the study depending on the type of product consumed and the type of physical exercise program performed, double-blind masked for the consumption of the product and single-center.

The subjects that meet the selection criteria will make a total of seven visits to the research laboratory (two of them to collect product) and will carry out the pre-established tests in the protocol. Subsequently, a statistical analysis will be carried out with the variables measured in the study to obtain results.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects of both sexes with age between 55-70 years.
• Body mass index less than 35.
• Subjects who have given written informed consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Consumption during the 6 months prior to the study of functional food enriched with leucine or nutritional supplement based on protein concentrate or that presents in its chemical composition leucine.
• Presence of absolute or relative contraindications ruled by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM, 1995), during the performance of stress tests.
• Presence of chronic diseases that prevent the performance of a physical exercise program or an exercise test (disabling arthropathies, moderate / severe chronic lung diseases, ischemic heart disease under treatment, arrhythmias, etc).
• Abuse in the ingestion of alcohol.
• Present hypersensitivity or intolerance to any of the components of the products under study.
• Inability to understand informed consent.